Roboticare

Outsourcing health and medical care to technology

Implications - Doctors and nurses are increasingly being assisted—or replaced—by technological advances in robotics and machinery. Routine medical visits may become less commonplace in the future as robotic devices that assist in at-home, self diagnostic health care inundate the marketplace.

Though none of us, to my knowledge, has the Highlander gift of immortality, the Japanese aim seems to be to take us as close as possible to acquiring it. Albeit in a creepy cybernetic way, 'Oboe' is designed… [More]

The RIBA robot, which stands for â€œRobot for Interactive Body Assistance,â€ is ready to take over for human nurses in hospitals.
Designed by Japanâ€™s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and… [More]

The Memo is exactly what it sounds like. Well, not completely, but the intention is all there.
Watinee Leewongjaroen’s Memo is an at-home robot built to provide care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.… [More]

Signosticsâ€™ Signos Personal Ultrasound is the latest in medical testing. Signos weighs about half a pound and is about the size of a PDA.
The small size of this ultrasound system will allow smaller… [More]

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has revealed a new innovation in physiotherapy. Taizou is a very happy and lovable robot that is designed to assist the elderly… [More]

When children have cancer that invades their bones, they often face multiple surgeries and a lifetime of problems. The fact that the bones in a child are still growing means that tampering with those bones… [More]